Asksqn has a point. Most developers stay with what they're familiar with that works -- and that isn't containers today. Containers, however, provide isolation and security similar to virtual machines, while avoiding some of the overhead of virtual machines. I'd like to hear from more developers on whether that has any appeal.

Virtual machines are a great way to reorganize the data center, with its mix of legacy and new applications. They're a great way to move things around, achieving fuller utilization of servers, networks and storage. But should they be the only way, or even the primary way, to run workloads in the cloud? So far the answer has been yes, but that will change over time.

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